Ok...I did a "sneak peak" this morning on the scale (expecting to gain PMS lb or 2) and I've actually lost a lb (down to 170). That said...I could ACTUALLY break the 170's this week and enter into the world of the 160's...YEAHHHH!!! I would soooo love this, especially as I know I'm about to blow any day now..haha!

NO EXERCISE TODAY***feeling really run down, been out all day walking, shopping with my DD, and PMS is really kickin my butt! I promised myself I'd get in 4 days of running this week, so I still have tomorrow. My plan is to run at least 4 miles tomorrow. Actually, it's a certainty that I will run tomorrow.

I know I promised myself "NO MORE COOKING" for a while, but I have become compelled to make one last dish. Homemade slow cooked (crockpot) chili. I've got a defrosted pound of extra lean ground beef in the frig, soooo...gotta do something with it! Gonna go pick up a pound of ground turkey and viola...gonna make some killer low sodium/low fat healthy, yet butt-kickin chili!!! Pics to come...yeahhhh!!!

Ok...I did a "sneak peak" this morning on the scale (expecting to gain PMS lb or 2) and I've actually lost a lb (down to 170). That said...I could ACTUALLY break the 170's this week and enter into the world of the 160's...YEAHHHH!!! I would soooo love this, especially as I know I'm about to blow any day now..haha!

Don't you love when you get a good SNEAK PEAK... I cant wait until TOM is over for you because ------------YOU WILL BE IN THE 160'S!!!!

SIMPLY AWESOME!!!

The beauty of it all is: You are doing this the way you WANT to and you are not feeling deprived, making good foods, and the weight is melting off of you! God, I love it!

Uggghhh...feeling lousy today (TOM around the corner knocking on my front door..haha!)...Just LOUSY!!! I don't care though...I'm going to run like the wind today...I feel my body NEEDS to...to just run until I can't run no more!

Anyhoot, changed my oatmeal a bit...added 1 tbsp of flax meal to it. I've been noticing that when I eat oats, I'm hungry again shortly thereafter, so maybe the added fiber will help me stay full longer. We'll see...I gave it a try this morning.

Running - 4.1 miles (not too hard, could have gone further, but back was aching due to SEVERE PMS!!! ughhhh!)

Haven't run yet, gonna go later on tonight. Finally got the chili on the stove cooking. Smells and tastes great so far!

*EDIT* - Woo Hoooooo...I made it...4 days running this week...whew...really wasn't feeling any energy this week, but I'm so happy I pushed through...I'll remember this next time I feel like just marrying the couch!

Ok...well...here's the Chili pics!!! Original recipe called for 2 cans of kidney beans and over 1,100 mgs of SODIUM per SERVING!!!! That's ridiculous...I reduced tons of sodium in just using dried beans soaked overnight! Watch your sodium people...you may be taking in waaaay more than you know!

I think I'm starting to see a pattern here with my calories...not intentionally, but yet, still some sort of pattern:

Ugggghhhh...it finally happened...TOM here! Feeling absolutely LOUSY and like I could eat my ENTIRE REFRIGERATOR..doornob and all!!! I'm so ravenous I could eat a COW...preferable the shank portion!

Really tired, but friends are coming over for workout in my home gym...so I gotta workout...uggghhhh! Hopefully a good workout will help my mood...I'm sooo hungry...I feel like a bottomless pit though...

I'm really happily surprised at myself that I didn't totally go off yesterday on some kind of MAD WOMAN BINGE!!! I have not been so hungry (bottomless pit style hungry) in quite a long while. Those pumpkin muffins were a life safer (although I ate a few too many of them), as they are low in calories and high in fiber and other quality nutrients!

I gotta remember to get those darn paper cupcake liner thingies so I can make my muffins as well. I do have a muffin top pan so I guess that would work as well.

I am glad that you made it through your hungry day! OMG... I know how those days are! Just seems like your stomach cant get full.. so strange! But you are pushing right through, as you have been already doing ...and very well I might add!

Well... I am off to clean and try to think of some new things that I may be interested in eating for the next couple of days

Joyful you are doing awesome with your weight loss! Have you been able to stay in the same calorie range you started with during your weight loss, or have you had do adjust it and drop it lower in order to keep losing weight? I've just been counting calories for three weeks now, and I like to see how everyone has been able to do it. Plus, you are an inch taller than me, so I like to try to compare my calories to those who are right around the same height.

Joyful you are doing awesome with your weight loss! Have you been able to stay in the same calorie range you started with during your weight loss, or have you had do adjust it and drop it lower in order to keep losing weight? I've just been counting calories for three weeks now, and I like to see how everyone has been able to do it. Plus, you are an inch taller than me, so I like to try to compare my calories to those who are right around the same height.

Hi Emme!!!

Thanks Yes, I haven't had to reduce my calories since day 1. That said, If you look at my post above, you'll see that I have a "high" calorie day each week. During that day I have a "cheat" meal. My cheat meal is usually Jamaican Food (greasy, but healthy) The meal is usually about 800 cals. and then I go right back to my low fat/low calorie/low sodium way of eating. I think that's why I've never stalled.

BTW, I've been having a cheat meal once weekly or bi-weekly since day 1 of my journey (September 6, 2010). I used to be on a frozen meal delivery plan (Bistro MD), and they leave out one meal each week and tell you to eat whatever you want, in one setting, in one meal. That's where I got the idea, but turns out...it does work!